Matriliny.
• Societies of Meghalaya Khasi, Jaintia, Garo tribes and societies of Kerala, Nayyar family property inheritance goes from mother to daughter whereas control passes from maternal uncle to Nephew.
• It means a women inherits property from mother and passes on to her daughter while a man controls his sister’s property and passes on control to his sister’s son.
• This matriliny generates intense role conflict for men because they are in conflict between their responsibilities to their own house on the one hand and to their wife and children on the other-“Should I pay more attention to my family or my sister’s family.”
This role conflict is for woman also.
She possesses only token authority, men are the defacto powerholders. Despite matriliny men are the powerholders.
Matriarchy
• In such societies the women exercise authority and play dominant role.
• Practically it is only a theoretical concept as it never allows the women to have real power of dominance.
• Realistically it is not existed even in matrilineal families.
